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Herero and Nama genocide
1904–1908 genocide committed by the German colonial administration in Africa
Battle of Waterberg
1904 decisive battle in the German campaign against the Herero

Bandenbekämpfung
thumb|250px|Heinrich Himmler's report Number 51 from 1 October 1942 to 1 December 1942 detailing the murder of "bandits" and Jews in [[Southern Russia, Ukraine, and the Bialystok District]]
In German military history, ' (), also referred to as Nazi security warfare' during World War II, refers to the concept and military doctrine of countering resistance or insurrection in the rear area during wartime with extreme brutality. The doctrine provided a rationale for disregarding the established laws of war and for targeting any number of groups, from armed guerrillas to civilians, as "bandits" or
Shark Island Extermination Camp
concentration camp on Shark Island off Luderitz, Namibia